Ito, Aoi http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1008-3367
Matsui, Yuji
Takeshita, Masao
Katashima, Mitsuhiro
Goto, Chiho
Kuriki, Kiyonori
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kao Research Council for the Study of Healthcare Science, Japan (14-332)
Danone Institute of Japan Foundation, Japan (13-613)
Article History
Received: 24 February 2023
Revised: 20 March 2023
Accepted: 27 March 2023
First Online: 14 April 2023
Declarations
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: Kiyonori Kuriki received a research grant from the Danone Institute of Japan Foundation (DIJF) for financial support (2014 DIJF Research Grant: 13-613) and the Kao Research Council for the study of Healthcare Science (14-332). Chiho Goto and Aoi Ito declare that they have no competing interests. The co-others, Yuji Matsui and Masao Takeshita, and Mitsuhiro Katashima are salaried employees of Kao Co., Ltd. Yuji Matsui and Masao Takeshita own stocks of Kao Co., Ltd.
: The participants received a verbal explanation about the purpose of the study and signed an informed consent form prior to their participation in the study. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Shizuoka (no. 24-24).